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A 1999 American comedy drama directed by Creator/JayRoach about an amateur hockey team going against the NHL's New York Rangers.
It stars Creator/RussellCrowe, Creator/HankAzaria, Creator/MaryMcCormack, Creator/LolitaDavidovich, Creator/RonEldard, Creator/ColmMeaney, Creator/MauryChaykin, and Creator/BurtReynolds.
The movie was released on October 1, 1999.
!Tropes for the film:
* CommonNonsenseJury: There's an incident where a local store owner is acquitted in the shooting of the representative of a Walmart {{Expy}} who wanted to buy his store. Since he's local and the best hockey player in town, the jury finds him not guilty so he can participate in the BigGame against the NY Rangers. They also attempt to award him damages, but the judge rightly points out you can't do that in a criminal trial. He also lambasts the jury for putting the game above what's right. No one really cares.
* CutesyNameTown: The titular town, Mystery.
* DownToTheLastPlay: With seconds on the clock, the underdog hockey team facing off against the New York Rangers needs a single goal to tie and therefore take the match into overtime. In agonizing slow motion, their captain makes a buzzer-beating shot... that strikes off the goalpost, producing loud, piercing clink that is one of the most heartbreaking sounds in sport.
* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown: Charles Danner is more of a corporate type than someone who fit into the hockey-heavy culture.
* ThisAintRocketSurgery: This exact quote-
--> '''Donnie Shulzhoffer''': This is hockey, OK? It's not rocket surgery.
It stars Creator/RussellCrowe, Creator/HankAzaria, Creator/MaryMcCormack, Creator/LolitaDavidovich, Creator/RonEldard, Creator/ColmMeaney, Creator/MauryChaykin, and Creator/BurtReynolds.
The movie was released on October 1, 1999.
!Tropes for the film:
* CommonNonsenseJury: There's an incident where a local store owner is acquitted in the shooting of the representative of a Walmart {{Expy}} who wanted to buy his store. Since he's local and the best hockey player in town, the jury finds him not guilty so he can participate in the BigGame against the NY Rangers. They also attempt to award him damages, but the judge rightly points out you can't do that in a criminal trial. He also lambasts the jury for putting the game above what's right. No one really cares.
* CutesyNameTown: The titular town, Mystery.
* DownToTheLastPlay: With seconds on the clock, the underdog hockey team facing off against the New York Rangers needs a single goal to tie and therefore take the match into overtime. In agonizing slow motion, their captain makes a buzzer-beating shot... that strikes off the goalpost, producing loud, piercing clink that is one of the most heartbreaking sounds in sport.
* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown: Charles Danner is more of a corporate type than someone who fit into the hockey-heavy culture.
* ThisAintRocketSurgery: This exact quote-
--> '''Donnie Shulzhoffer''': This is hockey, OK? It's not rocket surgery.
